据World Oil网圣多纳托5月20日消息 阿根廷当局正式将海上MLO 124区块的勘探许可证授予了一个由埃尼牵头的财团。该奖项是该财团在4月16日举行的“Ronda Costa Afuera n. 1”国际招标中中标的结果。
Block MLO 124位于马尔维纳斯盆地的近海,距离火地岛海岸约62.17英里（100公里），面积为4,418平方公里，水深从不到328.1英尺到2,132.6英尺（100米至650米）。
埃尼集团持有80%的开采权，是一个财团的运营商，该财团还包括Tecpetrol S.A.和三井物产株式会社，各持有10%的权益。
在勘探阶段第一阶段的四年期间完成的活动主要包括覆盖整个区块和其他地球物理潜在实地调查的三维地球物理调查。
自1991年以来，埃尼集团及其子公司埃尼阿根廷勘探公司一直在阿根廷开展业务该公司在位于火地岛浅水区的海上租界“Tauro-Sirius”拥有30%的开采权。
吴慧丹 摘译自 World Oil
原文如下：
Eni awarded high potential exploration block offshore Argentina
The Argentinian authorities officially awarded the exploration license of offshore block MLO 124 to an Eni-led consortium. The award is the outcome of the consortium’s successful bid in the International Bid Round “Ronda Costa Afuera n. 1” held Block MLO 124 is located offshore in the Cuenca Marina Malvinas (the Malvinas Basin), some 62.17 mi (100 km) off the coast of Tierra del Fuego, and encompasses an area of 4,418 square kilometers in water depths ranging from less than 328.1 ft to 2,132.6 ft (100 m to 650 m).
Eni holds 80% working interest and is the operator of a consortium, which also includes Tecpetrol S.A. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd., with 10% each.
The activity to be completed during the four years of the First Phase of the Exploration Period mainly consists in a 3D geophysical survey covering the entire block and other geophysical potential field surveys.
Eni has been present in Argentina since 1991 with its subsidiary Eni Argentina Exploración y Explotación S.A., which owns a 30% working interest in the offshore concession “Tauro-Sirius”, located in Tierra del Fuego’s shallow water.